outlet box should begin on your new piece of wallboard. Use a drywall router with a drywall bit installed or a keyhole saw to neatly cut the hole for the outlet box (Image 3). The drywall router is handy for larger jobs where there are numerous outlet holes, windows and doors to cut....
Depending on what type of pendant lighting you have, you may need a full-sized junction box. Installing one in an “old work” environment is easy – use a box that clips into the existingdrywallor paneling. “New work” boxes, by comparison, are boxes that are attached to ceiling joists...
To install the mantel, just remove the mantel of an existing fireplace and then run a test fit for the new mantel to see if it fits the level. Make markings for the height of the new mantle. Measure it all the way down to where the ledgers (the ledger that is angled upward and ...